Source: Amnesty International –
Girls and young women in north-east Nigeria suffered horrific abuses in Boko Haram captivity, with many survivors then arbitrarily detained and subsequently neglected by the Nigerian authorities. Now, these girls and young women are sending a clear message: they want to rebuild their lives.
For more than a decade, Boko Haram used these girls and young women as “wives”, forcibly marrying them, and subjecting them to years of domestic servitude and sexual violence, including forced pregnancy.
Today, on International Day of the Girl Child, Amnesty International is launching a new petition calling for Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian government to empower these girls and young women by ensuring their access to medical care, education, and livelihood support.